We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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New York Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
543,401 85.00% $86,022 H-1B
52,941 8.28% $188,274 PERM
36,362 5.69% $105,481 E-3 Australian
6,603 1.03% $28,798 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 639,307 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 543,401 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.00% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 52,941 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.28% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Training and Development Specialists 506 $56,002 87.85%
Chemical Engineers 503 $80,458 87.94%
Speech-Language Pathologists 494 $65,434 87.74%
Biomedical Engineers 492 $76,445 88.97%
Sales Managers 479 $131,367 86.78%
Microbiologists 478 $51,316 87.07%
Bioinformatics Scientists 469 $80,941 87.17%
Managers, All Other 457 $100,089 85.90%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 455 $126,115 86.67%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 450 $35,660 86.37%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 51 $24,981 61.45%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 50 $33,859 60.98%
Natural Sciences Managers 48 $130,660 59.26%
Financial Examiners 48 $114,608 60.76%
Pediatricians, General 48 $114,963 60.76%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 47 $35,488 61.04%
Chemical Engineers 47 $96,878 61.04%
Computer Network Architects 47 $104,075 65.28%
Engineers, All Other 45 $83,720 62.50%
Family and General Practitioners 45 $122,684 62.50%
New York Employees Over Time
New York has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 31,625 employees were hired. New York peaked in 2018 with 46,731 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 6,497 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Redi Global Technologies Llc 14 $90,734 87.50%
Happiest Minds Technologies Private Ltd 14 $79,333 87.50%
Certik Llc 14 $88,358 87.50%
Finmkt Inc 14 $98,641 87.50%
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research Inc 14 $72,244 87.50%
Tikamobile Inc 14 $91,941 87.50%
Lodging Solutions Llc 14 $105,330 87.50%
Stonehill And Taylor Architects Pc 14 $65,125 87.50%
Arch Insurance Group Inc 14 $88,654 87.50%
Kairos Technologies Inc 14 $78,324 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tap Advisors Llc 1 $111,966 33.33%
Milberg Llp 1 $87,568 33.33%
Brooktrail Technologies 1 $68,661 33.33%
Affordable Great Locations Inc 1 $44,741 33.33%
Broome Oncology Llc 1 $50,066 33.33%
M R Capital Management Inc 1 $86,965 33.33%
Equant Inc 1 $103,875 33.33%
Oriental Paradise Inc 1 $79,622 33.33%
A Fine Gauge Inc 1 $97,573 33.33%
Tw Telecom Inc 1 $73,008 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hog And Pig Farming 1 $35,256 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 1 $37,024 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Freight Transportation Arrangement 157 $70,388 96.91%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 155 $86,623 98.73%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers 154 $64,235 98.09%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 152 $91,723 96.82%
Other Sound Recording Industries 148 $114,490 95.48%
Construction Of Buildings 148 $47,493 96.10%
Office Administrative Services 144 $101,793 94.74%
Graphic Design Services 144 $67,854 97.30%
Construction 143 $51,489 96.62%
Offices Of Physicians 139 $106,604 96.53%

New York Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in New York to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in New York over all years is $86,022. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage